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13th Annual Combat Hapkido Seminar

Tehachapi Martial Arts Center (TMAC) hosted their 13th Annual Combat Hapkido Seminar here in Tehachapi, California. TMAC, once again, welcomed world-renowned Grandmaster John Pellegrini, founder of I.C.H.F (International Combat Hapkido Federation) and world-renowned special guest, Master Trina Pellegrini, founder of the “TRU” System: Personal Protection for Women.

The 2-day event began on Friday, March 22nd, with the Defense Against a Bully Seminar for kids 5 to 12 years old. The seminar continued on Saturday, March 23rd, with the Women’s Self Awareness and Self Defense program with Master Trina Pellegrini from 9 AM to 11 AM. Beginning at noon and continuing until 4 PM was the Combat Hapkido Seminar with Grandmaster Pellegrini and Grandmaster Jadric. The seminars covered a variety of trapping, joint-locking, open hand combat, defense against weapons, pressure points, defense against a bully, women’s self-defense and survival.

To read more and view photos from the event, see the local news publications The Tehachapi News and The Loop Newspaper.

A collage of photos from the 13th annual Combat Hapkido seminar.
A collage of photos from the TRU women’s seminar in 2019.
A collage of photos from the Defense Against a Bully class in 2019.

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